Classic Explosion

Classic Explosion

On this CD:

1. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra O Fortuna
Composed by Carl Orff

2. The Planets, suite for orchestra & female chorus, Op. 32, H. 125 Mars
Composed by Gustav Holst
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

3. Peer Gynt, incidental music, Op. 23 Hall of the Mountain King
Composed by Edvard Grieg
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Anthony Inglis

4. Ritual Fire Dance (from "El Amor brujo"), for orchestra and various arrangements Ritual Fire Dance
Composed by Manuel de Falla
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Bramwell Tovey

5. Prince Igor, opera (completed by Rimsky-Korsakov & Glazunov) Polovtsian Dances
Composed by Alexander Borodin
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

6. Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Korsakov
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Yuri Akhronovich

7. Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 Toccata in F
Composed by Charles-Marie Widor

Conducted by Martin Neary

8. Messiah, oratorio, HWV 56 Hallelujah Chorus
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by George Malcolm

9. Lohengrin, opera, WWV 75 Prelude to Act 3
Composed by Richard Wagner
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Anthony Inglis

10. Rodeo, selections from the complete ballet Hoe-Down
Composed by Aaron Copland
Performed by Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Conducted by John Farrer

11. Concerto Symphonique for piano & orchestra No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 45 Scherzo
Composed by Henry Litolff
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Enrique Batiz

12. Radetsky-Marsch for orchestra, Op. 228
Composed by Johann I Strauss
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by John Georgiadis

13. Faust, opera Soldier's Chorus
Composed by Charles Gounod
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Robin Stapleton

14. Symphonie fantastique for orchestra ("Episode de la vie d'un Artiste...en cinq parties"), H.48 (Op. 14) March to the Scaffold
Composed by Hector Berlioz
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Previn

15. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano Baba Yaga, arr for orchestra
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Williams

16. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano The Great Gate of Kiev, arr for orchestra
Composed by Modest Mussorgsky
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Williams

17. Aida, opera Grand March
Composed by Giuseppe Verdi
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

18. Overture to Guillaume Tell (William Tell)
Composed by Gioachino Rossini
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Reed

19. Unter Donner und Blitz (Thunder and Lightning), polka schnell for orchestra, Op. 324 (RV 324)
Composed by Johann II Strauss
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Carl Davis

20. Enigma Variations for orchestra, Op.36 Nimrod
Composed by Edward Elgar
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra

21. Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry), operetta Overture
Composed by Franz von Suppe
Performed by BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Edward Downes

22. Gayane Suite No.3, for orchestra No 1, Sabre Dance
Composed by Aram Khachaturian
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Michael Reed

23. Explosions-Polka, for orchestra, Op. 43 (RV 43)
Composed by Johann II Strauss

Conducted by John Georgiadis

24. Carmina Burana, scenic cantata for soloists, choruses & orchestra Tanz
Composed by Carl Orff
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Richard Hickox

25. Karelia Suite, for orchestra, Op. 11 Intermezzo
Composed by Jean Sibelius
Performed by New Finnish Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Jan Engstrom

26. Pomp and Circumstance, 5 marches for orchestra, Op. 39 No 4
Composed by Edward Elgar
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Anthony Inglis

27. Coronation Anthem No.1 for chorus & orchestra "Zadok the Priest" HWV 258
Composed by George Frideric Handel
Performed by London Sinfonia
Conducted by Gary Cole

28. Symphony No. 3 ("Organ"), in C minor, Op. 78 Fourth Movement
Composed by Camille Saint-Saens
Performed by Bern Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Peter Maag

29. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") Op. 125 Ode to Joy [Excerpt]
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Conducted by Sir Yehudi Menuhin

30. Carmen, opéra-comique in 4 acts Prelude to Act 1
Composed by Georges Bizet
Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos

31. 1812 -- Festival Overture, for orchestra in E flat major, Op. 49 Excerpt
Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky

Conducted by Carl Davis